Sworn translator no. 7310 · Spain · since 2009
Spanish document translation for US immigration law firmsYour paralegals upload, I translate and certify, you get one invoice a month.
I am Elena Peñaranda Ortega, a sworn translator appointed by Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I translate the Spanish-language documents in your clients' files into English and certify each one for USCIS under 8 CFR § 103.2(b)(3). Every translation is done and signed by me, and your firm deals with one person from the upload to the invoice.
How it works for firms
There is no portal to learn and no account manager. Your team uses one form and gets one answer.
Upload
Your paralegal sends the scan through the order form below, with the firm name and your client or matter reference.
Quote in 2 hours
I reply with a fixed price in US dollars and a delivery date within 2 working hours. Listed documents cost what the table says.
Signed PDF the same day
Files of up to 10 pages come back the same working day, each with its own certification page. Longer files get a written deadline before I start.
Paper copy if you need it
If the case calls for the original with my handwritten signature, I courier it to your office for a flat $25.
What's included
The price per document covers all of this, with no extras added later:
USCIS certification page
A signed and dated Certificate of Translation Accuracy for every document, with my statement of competence, name, stamp and contact details. No notary is needed.
Free pre-filing review of any Spanish document
Before you file, send me any Spanish document in the case and I will tell you whether it is the version USCIS expects (long-form record or extract), whether pages or stamps are missing and whether it is legible. I do this at no charge, even if I do not translate it.
Consistent terminology across a client's file
Names, both surnames, registry references and the titles of Spanish authorities are rendered the same way in every document of the same client, so an officer comparing the birth certificate with the marriage record finds no discrepancy to question.
Fixed prices in USD
These are per-document prices, the same ones I publish for individual clients. Your paralegals can quote them to a client before the document reaches me.
| Spanish document | Price per document |
|---|---|
| Spanish birth certificate | $40 |
| Spanish marriage certificate | $40 |
| Spanish divorce decree | Fixed quote in 2 hours |
| Spanish criminal record certificate | $40 |
| Spanish university degree | $55 |
| Spanish passport or DNI | Fixed quote in 2 hours |
| Driving licence | $45 |
| Employment certificate / payslip | $50 |
| Court judgments, deeds, transcripts and anything else | Fixed quote in 2 hours |
10% off from 10 documents a month. When your firm sends 10 or more documents in a calendar month, I take 10% off that month's invoice. There is no minimum volume and no retainer.
Calculated from my euro rates at a fixed reference rate (1 € = 1.10 $), rounded to the nearest $5.
Monthly invoicing
Individual clients pay before I start. Firms do not: I send one invoice per firm at the end of each month, itemised by client or matter reference so your bookkeeper can rebill each case, payable net 30.
You pay in US dollars, by card through Stripe or by transfer to my Wise USD account, which works like a domestic transfer from a US bank. The dollar amount on the invoice is the amount you pay.
Free trial: one document of up to 5 pages at no charge
Send me one document of up to 5 pages from a live case. I translate it, certify it and deliver the signed PDF exactly as I would for a paying client, and I do not invoice it. If the result is not what your firm needs, you owe me nothing.
Send your first documentOrder form for law firms
Pick the document, set the pages and attach the scan. I confirm the fixed price in US dollars and the delivery date within 2 working hours, and the order goes on your firm's monthly invoice.
Frequently asked questions
Do the translations need to be notarised?
No. USCIS requires the translator's signed certification of completeness, accuracy and competence, not a notary. If a state court or another agency asks your client for a notarised translation, tell me before I start and we will look at the options.
What is the turnaround?
Documents of up to 10 pages are translated, certified and delivered the same working day, Spain time. Larger files get a written deadline before I start, normally 24-72 hours. An order sent from the US in the afternoon is under way first thing the next morning in Spain.
Who signs the certification?
I do, on every document. I am sworn translator no. 7310, appointed by Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2009, and I do not subcontract: the person who translates is the person who signs and the person who answers if an officer has a question.
How do you handle confidentiality, and where are client documents stored?
I work from Spain under the EU's GDPR and I sign a confidentiality agreement before seeing any document if your firm needs one. Files sent through the order form go to private storage, are forwarded to my inbox and are then deleted from that storage. Some of the providers behind the website (hosting, payments) are based in the United States and operate under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, as set out in the privacy policy.
How do we open an account?
There is nothing to sign. Send the first document through the order form with your firm name: that one is free if it has up to 5 pages. From then on, every order carrying the same firm name goes on the monthly invoice.
Do the Spanish documents need an apostille?
Usually not for USCIS, which asks for the document and its certified translation, not for legalisation. If a document already carries a Hague apostille, I translate it too, because the translation must be complete.
Try it with one document
Send a document from a case you are working on now. The first one is free, up to 5 pages, and you will know by the end of the day whether this works for your firm.